The wind blowing through the forest made a roaring sound, and the dark clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker.
As the sound of water flow gradually increased, everyone, guided by the waiter, turned around a large banyan tree surrounded by about five people, and finally arrived in front of the mermaid waterfall.
The waterfall is about thirty meters high, and at the bottom is a deep pool surrounded by rocks.
The sea water poured down, and a simple sacrificial platform was built outside the limit of splashing water.
Shimabukuro Kimie stood there quietly, waiting for the waiter to light the candles on several chandeliers one by one, and then said: "Then, please three people who have drawn the number plate to come forward and receive the dugong arrows."
"Yes! Here we come..."
Yuan Shan and Ye walked to the altar with a smile, and with her was a tall and thin woman with short hair.
"Only two?" Shimabukuro Kime waited for a moment and continued to shout to the crowd: "The last one, are you ready to give up the Dugong Arrow?"
"How can it be..."
A middle-aged man with unshaven beard and smell of alcohol came forward. He shook the wooden sign in his hand and said, "I just accidentally fell asleep."
"Huh? It's strange..." Hattori Heiji was confused, "I thought it was the person named Sumi who won."
"Well," Conan looked around, "I don't think I saw her coming here."
Mouri Kogoro frowned and said, "Hey, this rotten drunkard, could he be the person we are looking for?"
"Oh? It turns out you haven't gone to find him yet," said the young man beside him, a strong black man whom he had seen in the shrine before. "He is Saori's father, Monkyo Benzo."
"Is that you?" Hattori Heiji turned around and asked, "Where is the long-haired sister who is with you?"
"Are you talking about Shou Mei? How do I know? It's her freedom where she wants to go." After the young man said this, his eyes returned to the direction of the sacrificial altar.
"cut..."
Hattori Heiji curled his lips in dissatisfaction, but he didn't ask any more questions.
Here, Shimadai Kimie distributed the dugong arrows to three people one by one, and then signaled the waiter to light the fireworks symbolizing the 'Light of Happiness'.
In the dark night sky, a small ball of light appeared, and then it bloomed into a dazzling firework.
Fireworks rocketed into the sky one by one. The short-lived light was like life, blooming and ending brilliantly, and then appeared one after another...
In this visual feast, colorful light gradually replaces the darkness, while also illuminating a figure hanging in the waterfall.
"Hey...then, what is that?!"
There was a commotion in the crowd.
Hattori Heiji and Conan reacted a little faster, and directly called Shimabukuro Kimie, who was more familiar with the terrain here, to go to the upper reaches of the waterfall together.
"The power of hatred is really amazing..."
Although Ye Gengyi had already 'witnessed' a murder through the nano-robot, he still followed slowly from behind.
an hour ago.
While everyone stayed at the shrine to watch the sideshow, Shimabukuro Kimie lured Ebihara Hisumi to the upper reaches of the waterfall by telling her the location of the mermaid's grave, and strangled her to death from behind with a rope.
Then, this seemingly gentle girl wrapped the rope on the stake around the neck of the deceased, and then placed the body on the lifebuoy, creating the horrific scene of hanging by a waterfall.
Of course, the most critical lifebuoy should have leaked and sunk to the bottom of the deep pool.
Cruel enough, but not smart enough.
This is Ye Gengyi's current evaluation of Shimabukuro Hisumi.
Without his own help, this seemingly unexpected incident would have been easily exposed by Heiji and Conan.
...
Time returns to the present.
A rope that can support a person's weight is naturally strong.
Several people, including Ye Gengyi, spent a few minutes dragging Ebihara Sumi's body from the rushing water to the shore.
"Did she commit suicide...or was she killed by someone..." Shimabukuro Hisumi covered her mouth, looking in disbelief.
If you say a few words less, you will miss the mark if you say too much...
Ye Geng glanced at her, but it was inconvenient to remind her.
Fortunately, at this time, the dark and strong young man came forward to patch it up and said: "It is not yet certain whether it is suicide or homicide. Look at the other end of the rope wrapped around Shou Mei's neck. This is a safety rope erected on wooden stakes along the coast to prevent danger. rope."
"Indeed..." Mouri Kogoro also began to analyze: "If Miss Sumi fell into the river in the dark, then the rope would most likely be accidentally wrapped around her neck when she struggled."
"If it was a homicide, the perpetrator should be very powerful." Ye Gengyi also made a very useless gossip.
"Uh... But," Hattori Heiji asked, "Wasn't there a dugong celebration just now? Why did she come to the upper reaches of the waterfall?"
"Probably to find the mermaid's grave."
Everyone turned around and saw that the person speaking was the other short-haired woman who had been hit by a dugong arrow earlier.
"Naoko..."
"What I said is correct," Kuroe Naoko said: "On the night of the celebration three years ago, the set of mermaid bones found after the fire in the shrine warehouse should have been buried somewhere in this mountain, right?"
"Yes, listening to what you said, Shoumei really cares about that cemetery..." Shimabukuro Kimi couldn't hide it, but quickly added: "But rather than saying it is a mermaid, the investigation results given by the police are more It’s in line with common sense.”
"Investigation results? Are you talking about the skeleton of a middle-aged woman?" Kuroe Naoko shouted: "That should only be said when the bones below the waist are still there!"
Another fanatical believer in mermaids...
Ye Gengyi looked at the familiar expression of the other person and guessed that this person should be Shimabukuro Kimi's next target.
However, the nanorobots heard too little information before. When Shimabukuro Kime killed Ebihara Hisumi, he muttered "revenge". Who was he avenging...
Could it be related to the mermaid skeleton that has been mentioned all the time?
He was thinking.
Hattori Heiji asked this question, "You have been talking about mermaids. Is there really any evidence that can prove the existence of mermaids?"
"Although the charred lower body of the skeleton was chopped into pieces due to several pillars," the young man said, "but after the fire was extinguished, the firefighters on the island moved the pillars, and the result surprised everyone, because That corpse had no legs..."
"But didn't the police say that it was a female corpse?" Conan asked.
"Although that is said, the police have spent a whole year investigating the identity of the deceased, whether he is a tourist or a person on the island..."
Shimabukuro-kun Hui paused and said, "It's like... that person suddenly appeared on the island..."
"Such a thing actually happens..." A few drops of cold sweat broke out from Hattori Heiji's temples.
"Okay." Mouri Kogoro interrupted the chat of several people and said: "The most urgent task is to take Miss Mio down the mountain and wait for the police to arrive!"
Heiji and Conan looked at each other and quietly left the group on their way back.
Because the mountain road was very dark, this behavior was not noticed by anyone except Ye Gengyi.
Kuroe Naoko walked on the opposite side and led the way.
The body of Ebihara Hisumi was carried by Moori Kogoro who was walking in the middle, and the black and strong young man taking turns to carry it.
Shimabukuro Kime walked behind with deep thoughts.
Suddenly, her wrist tightened, and before she could react, her whole body was pressed against the back of a big tree by a huge force, and at the same time, a dark-gloved palm quickly touched her mouth.
A numbing current passed through her, making her unable to make a sound at all.
Shimabukuro Kimie's eyes widened and he looked forward.
Behind the silver mask, an electronically synthesized voice sounded like a child's whisper, "Let's talk?"
